Bimal Kundu was born in Kolkata in 1954. He graduated from Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata in painting and sculpture and stood first class first in sculpture in 1981. He is inspired and influenced by semi-realistic cubism and has experimented with several mediums including leather, wood, bronze, stone, and fiberglass. He is a member of Contemporary Artists since 1989 and is also a member of West Bengal State Charukala Parishad. Besides getting Rajaram Scholarship from Government of Karnataka and Governor’s memorial medal, H. C. Ghosh Award he has also won National Award in 2000.